To get to Huaraz from Lima there are a few options:
1. If you take a flight, it takes about 45 min to get there. Prices vary but it's the quickest way.
2. You can take a personal vehicle or rent an SUV and drive yourself. It takes about 7 hours.
3. The cheapest option is to take a bus from "Fiori" (a popular bus stop in Lima). We paid $12 per person one way ticket and ride was about 8 hours. Left after 10pm and got there at 6ish am. The bus will leave you a few blocks from the main square in Huaraz where you can walk to the market for breakfast or meet different tour agencies. On this main square, a gentleman approached us offering us hostels for $25 a night for 4 people and different tour options. A police woman told us to always get "boletas" (receipts) from any service we paid for, but for the most part it's a safe town.
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ENG 🇬🇧 ALCATRAZ VISIT, San Francisco, California.
RUS 🇷🇺 ВИЗИТ В АЛКАТРАЗ, Сан Франциско, Калифорния. (🇷🇺 ниже)
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🇬🇧 “You are entitled to food, clothing, shelter, and medical attention. Anything else you get is privilege.” - Institution rules & regulations of Alcatraz prison.
As a subject of many books and movies, Alcatraz prison represents America’s dark side. This island in the heart of San Francisco Bay has been used as a fort, a lighthouse and a prison. Today it is one of the national parks at the Golden Gate, which can only be accessed by sea.
We took a boat from Pier 33 on a foggy Monday morning. On arrival there was a short briefing by one of the rangers and we proceeded to the cell house, where audio guides were offered. The voices in the audio guides really help to create this mystery atmosphere and you can’t help to imagine how it was like to be a prisoner on Alcatraz surviving in these tough conditions.
After the tour we walked around the island enjoying the views of San Francisco business district and the Golden Gate Bridge, enjoying the sun that made an appearance and listening to the birds sing.
I thought it was an incredibly interesting tour. They also tell you about sophisticated escape plans of the inmates - to be continued in my next post. ———————————————————————
🙋‍♀️TIP: Book early. We have been recommended the night tour, but they were all sold out a week ahead. Day tour we booked at the ticket office only a day in advance (keep in mind it was beginning of December we visited). Try not to be late to your tour, however even though the ticket says you will not be able to take your tour if you arrive in less than 30 minutes before the start, we arrived only 5 minutes before the official start time and did not have a problem.
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🇷🇺 «Вы имеете право на питание, одежду, жилье и медицинское обслуживание. Все остальное является привилегией». - Правила и положения тюремного учреждения Алькатрас.
Существует много фильмов и книг о тюрьме Алькатрас; у большинства это место ассоциируется с темной стороной Америки.
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The memorial to the victims of communism illustrating the suffering of the Czechoslovakians under the authoritarian Communist Party rule between 1948 and 1989. The memorial situated at the foot of the Petrin Hill was created by the sculptor Olbram Zoubek and architects Jan Kerel and Zdenek Holzel. A nearby plaque reads - “The memorial to the victims of communism is dedicated to all the victims, not only those who were jailed or executed, but also those whose lives were ruined by totalitarian despotism”. Another plaque on the stairs read - 205,486 arrested, 170,938 forced into exile, 4,500 died in prison, 327 shot trying to escape, 248 executed. #prague#czechrepublic#lonelyplanet#victimsoftotalitarianism#victimsofcommunism#freedom#travelnotes